ANNUAL PERFORMANCE GOAL 3 — Broader Access to Quality Education with Emphasis on Primary School Completion.
I/P: Improved Access to Quality Education
INDICATOR: Number of Learners Completing Basic Education in Programs Sponsored by USAID
Output
JUSTIFICATION: This global, aggregated, output indicator measures changes in education programs.
FY 2006 PERFORMANCE
Target
25,636,732 students enrolled in primary school.
2,429,813 students completing primary school.
82,000 adult learners completing basic education.
Results
27,637,263 students enrolled in primary school.
FY 2006 preliminary result data for the number of students completing primary school are not yet available.
FY 2006 preliminary result data for the number of adult learners completing basic education are not yet available.
Rating
On Target
Impact
Quality improvements include better curriculum that promotes critical thinking and problem solving, instruction and teacher training; more favorable student-teacher ratios; more equitable gender balance and heightened gender sensitivity; greater relevance of curriculum to societal needs; and/or other systemic improvements.
PERFORMANCE DATA
Data Source
Preliminary result data from USAID operating units.
Data Quality
(Verification)
The Agency’s performance data are verified using Data Quality Assessments (DQA), and must meet five data quality standards of validity, integrity, precision, reliability and timeliness. The methodology used for conducting the DQAs must be well documented by each operating unit. (For details, refer to USAID’s Automated Directive System [ADS] Chapter 203.3.5, http://www.usaid.gov/policy/ads/200/203.pdf).
PAST PERFORMANCE
2005
23,233,676 students enrolled in primary school, a 9% increase from FY 2004.
1,572,853 students completed primary school, a 10% decrease from FY 2004.
143,502 adult learners completed basic education, a 70% increase from FY 2004.
2004
21,279,734 students enrolled in primary school, a 4.6% decrease from the FY 2003 baseline.
1,751,298 students completed primary school, a 2.7% decrease from the FY 2003 baseline.
84,494 adult learners completed basic education, a 17% decrease from the FY 2004 baseline.
2003
Baselines:
22,317,204 children enrolled in primary education programs.
1,799,066 children completed primary school.
101,756 adult learners completed basic education.
INDICATOR: Capabilities in Higher Education and Workforce Development Programs Sponsored by USAID
Output
JUSTIFICATION: This indicator addresses USAID’s efforts in higher education and workforce development.
FY 2006 PERFORMANCE
Target
640 host country institutions increase management and technical capacity through partnership programs.
320 higher education institutional programs, policies and curricula adapted to the needs of sustainable development.
120,507 persons trained through workforce development programs.
Results
FY 2006 preliminary result data for the number of host country institutions increasing management and technical capacity through partnership programs are not yet available.
FY 2006 preliminary result data for the number of higher education institutional programs, policies and curricula adapted to the needs of sustainable development are not yet available.
77,830 persons trained through workforce development programs.
Rating
Significantly Below Target
Impact
USAID’s higher education partnerships have promoted sustainable development in the following sectors: agriculture, agribusiness, animal science, community development, democracy and governance, public policy, law, journalism, economic growth and trade, education, environment, natural resources management, distance education, Internet and communication technology, population, health, nutrition, and workforce and entrepreneurial development.
Reason for Shortfall
The explanation for this program’s shortfall is pending and will be obtained once the final FY 2006 results are reported.
Steps to Improve
The necessary steps for this program’s improvement are pending and will be obtained once the final FY 2006 results are reported.
PERFORMANCE DATA
Data Source
Preliminary result data from USAID operating units.
Data Quality
(Verification)
The Agency’s performance data are verified using Data Quality Assessments (DQA), and must meet five data quality standards of validity, integrity, precision, reliability and timeliness. The methodology used for conducting the DQAs must be well documented by each operating unit. (For details, refer to USAID’s Automated Directive System [ADS] Chapter 203.3.5, http://www.usaid.gov/policy/ads/200/203.pdf).
PAST PERFORMANCE
2005
666 host country institutions gain increased management capacity through partnership programs, a 21% increase from FY 2004.
264 higher education institutional programs, policies, and curricula adapted to the needs of sustainable development, a 20% increase from FY 2004.
98,671 persons trained through workforce development programs, a 26% increase from the FY 2004 baseline.
2004
550 host country institutions gain increased management capacity through partnership programs, a 4% increase from the FY 2003 baseline.
220 higher education institutional programs, policies and curricula adapted to the needs of sustainable development, a 6% increase from the FY 2003 baseline.
Baseline: 78,289 persons trained through workforce development programs.
2003
Baselines:
528 host country institutions gain increased management capacity through partnership programs.
207 higher education institutional programs, policies and curricula adapted to the needs of sustainable development.
